The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme, with the largest hard drive capacity available, is a unique innovation that packs an amazing storage space in a manageable 5.25-inch 2U format.... more
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capacity available.Featuring the most advanced technology in the industry, D2 Bigger Disk Extreme's built-in RAID 0 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 50% faster than regular FireWire 800 drives.Now with triple interface, D2 Bigger Disk Extreme is universally compatible with almost any computer and can be daisy-chained with peripherals or expanded via FireWire.With a unique, heat-dissipating, compact design, the D2 Bigger Disk Extreme can be stacked, rack-mounted or stand upright on your desk.
The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme, with the largest hard drive capacity available, is a unique innovation that packs an amazing storage space in a manageable 5.25-inch 2U format. Featuring the most advanced technologies in the industry, the LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme is the first FireWire 800 storage device to achieve transfer rates that are up to 50 percent faster than most FireWire 800 drives. Equipped with the blazing FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 interfaces, the LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme drive can achieve amazing sustained transfer rates that make it twice as fast as most FireWire 400 drives. This high-performance drive also allows for native RAID 0 speed without complicated configuration. Hot-pluggable with immediate device recognition, this drive's FireWire capabilities offer unbeatable ease of use with no software installation required for Windows XP and Mac OS X users. Compatible with Mac and PC platforms, this drive features two FireWire 800 ports and one FireWire 400 port, making it ideal for audio and video professionals working on large DV video, SD video and video RAID projects. Cross-platform with plug-and-play convenience, this drive is significantly quieter, smaller and more affordable than a RAID tower and can be easily shared among FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and iLink computers and workstations. The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme features a stylish, metallic design crafted from a sturdy aluminum alloy. A drive stand provides stability and allows upright desktop use to save valuable desk space, while an optional rack-mounting kit enables versatile configuration in standard 19-inch racks. This drive's convenient, automatic on/off feature conserves energy and prolongs the life of the drive.
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS 9.x, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.x, Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 or later
Advantages: Fast, Reliable, Huge Data Capacity Disadvantages: Expensive
...What Is It
The LaCie Big DiskExtreme + 1 TB is a Hard Disk suitable for Macs and Windows. It is for backing up any type of data from your computer like Photos, Movies, Music, Documents anything.
Why Buy It
I decided to buy this after reading another review from a magazine called iCreate which specialises in products suitable for Apple Macs. I bought before a hard disk by another brand but found it was only avalible for Windows so had to send it back. This is suitable for Windows XP/Vista/2000 And Mac OSX 10.8 or later which is very handy.
What Does 1 TBExtreme Mean?
I TB means 1 terabyte. This basically is ALOT of memory. 1 TB is 1024 GB which is the equivelent of-
*270,000 songs (roughly)
*472 Hours of film (Non stop!)
*3.2 Million pictures (again roughly)
*1,000 copies of Encyclopedia Britannica
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Advantages: Probably the biggest drive for consumer use Disadvantages: Takes some time to defragment or format
...The LaCie d2 ‘Big Disk’ is the fastest and biggest external hard disk drive that I’ve ever seen for consumer use.
I handle so much data for the three businesses that I run that I needed a back up drive that could handle everything I had.
This meant backing up entire, built in, drives and imaging them to the LaCie d2 ‘Big Disk’ (as they now call it). LaCie now manufacture even bigger capacity disks but they have a price to match, this one is available at around £250.00 on-line.
It’s heavier than you imagine when you actually get to take it out of the box, but what superb build quality, so solid and robust.
It runs quietly as the casing acts as the heat sink, no noisy fans. Only when you’re transferring packets of data do you occasionally hear the faint sound of disk access.
A blue ‘on/off’ button is the only control built...
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Advantages: Capacity, looks, decent manual, cheap Disadvantages: A bit slow, a lot to lose in one go
...With people starting to amass more and more data on their PCs, the old methods of backup such as tape or CD & DVD are becoming woefully inadequate. As a result, by far the most cost efficient method for either storing data or backing it up is the external hard drive.
That said, 1TB or 1 Terrabyte is a crazy amount of space and the sort of storage that would have kept a multinational company ticking over nicely ten years ago.
The LaCie (pronounced Lassie, like the dog) 1TB unit is a reasonably basic device that only has a USB2 (although USB1 is supported) interface and comes with a suitable lead, external power supply and software CD. It can work with both PCs and Macs although by default it's formatted for PC use so Mac users will need to reformat it first but that's no hardship really.
On first opening the box, it looks really good...
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My drive failed only half way through its two year guarantee period. Lacie do not offer any data recovery only repair. I then found out that they will not honor their guarantee even after a specialist data recovery firm using all the required clean rooms more
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11.08.2004
